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Double murder accused businessman's trial stalls again
The murder trial of former fugitive and Gweru businessman Peter Dube, accused of killing two people and attempting to kill two more in a suspected love triangle, has hit another roadblock after he exh...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:04hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Murder accused Gweru businessman strips in court
The trial of Peter Dube, a Gweru businessman accused of double murder and two attempted murders, was delayed this week after he displayed erratic behavior in court, raising concerns about his mental s...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
Ireland imposes visa requirements for South Africa and Botswana
Citizens of Botswana and South Africa will be required to obtain a visa to travel to Ireland from next week under arrangements announced by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.People who have t...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CIO boss's daughter dies in Ireland
FIRST Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa on Friday visited the family home of Central Intelligence Organisation Director-General Ambassador Isaac Moyo to pay her condolences following the death of their eldes...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean fugitive killer deported to Mozambique
In a stunning turn of events, fugitive Peter Dube, who was recently convicted in Ireland for violating immigration laws, has been deported to Mozambique after asserting his citizenship in that country...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean musician Nox arrested over fraud in Ireland
A Zimbabwean musician's Dublin gig was cancelled after he was arrested for fraud and held in jail.Urban Grooves star Enock Guni, 39, known as Nox, was staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Temple ...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 19:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe triple murder suspect arrested in Ireland after two years on run
Man wanted in Zimbabwe for allegedly shooting second wife, her suspected lover and female friendA man from Zimbabwe who is wanted to face charges for three murders there has been arrested by g...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ireland fugitive put on Interpol's most wanted list
FUGITIVE Gweru businessman Peter Dube, who is being sought by police in connection with three murder cases committed in 2021, has been put on the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol)'...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reportetr
Fugitive killer Dube surfaces in Ireland
FUGITIVE Gweru businessman Peter Dube - who is being hunted by police after allegedly fatally shooting three people and injuring his second wife in 2021 following a misunderstanding and fallout over a...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top US banker Holtzman appointed Victoria Falls Offshore Centre Chairperson
TOP US banker and ex-politician, Marc Holtzman has been appointed chairperson of the Victoria Falls Offshore Centre in a move market watchers believe will bolster global investors' confidence....Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean mental health patient jailed 4 yrs for randomly punching three people in the face in Dublin city centre
A man who randomly punched three people in the face in Dublin city centre has been sentenced to four years in prison, with the final year suspended.Ruzmond Muwaniri (34) of North Circular Road...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean asylum seeker subjected to torture for 3 years
An asylum seeker has claimed that he was subjected to torture for three years, adding that sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin was better than sleeping in a house in Zimbabwe.The Zimbabwea...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa to keep a close eye on 2023 Six Nations
With South Africa drawn in a 2023 World Cup pool that includes both Ireland and Scotland, the Springboks will be keeping a closer eye on proceedings at this year's Six Nations Championship.The...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 13:45hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Sue Nyathi's novel translated to Arabic
LOCAL best-selling fiction author from Bulawayo, Sukoluhle "Sue" Nyathi has achieved yet another milestone after her sophomore novel, The Gold Diggers was translated to Arabic by theatre director and ...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe put up in sprawling Irish mansion to help him get over Sally's death
Former media magnate Tony O'Reilly put Robert Mugabe up in his sprawling country estate in Ireland to help the Zimbabwean ruler get over the death of his first wife, newly declassified files disclose....Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drug lord blocked from starting new life in Zimbabwe
Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was no...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean dad and daughter (5) among victims of petrol station blast
A ZIMBABWEAN dad and his five-year-old daughter were among the 10 people killed by an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.The victims of Friday's disaste...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 19:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean accused of forging UZ degrees to work as a clinical psychologist
A Zimbabwe-born Drogheda man has been accused of using "forged" university degrees and professional qualifications to work as a clinical psychologist, helping vulnerable children and adults.Ni...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
UK blocking South Africans at airports unless they pass Afrikaans test
Several South African passport holders who attempted to fly to and from the United Kingdom (UK) claim they had to pass a general knowledge quiz in Afrikaans before they could board their planes....Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 08:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Tafadzwa Mandiwanza: Ireland's first female paediatric neurosurgeon
Tafadzwa Mandiwanza says that growing up in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, she always wanted to be a doctor.Having just been appointed as the first female paediatric neurosurgeon in Ire...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Williams, Ervine return
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) selectors have assembled a 17-men squad that will tour Ireland for three Super League One Day Internationals (ODI) as well as a five match T-20 series.A squad of 15 playe...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Euro 2021, what to expect from this year's tournament?
When will Euro 2020 (2021) start, who will be the first to meet on the playing field, who, according to experts, can win this year, and which footballer will be recognized as the best bomber?...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 14:09hrs | 2 | by Staff Writer
Political crowd funding: A new fleece
When author and Irish nationalist, Jonathan Swift, established the first recognised crowd funding in the early 1700s as a way of providing loans to the poor, but creditworthy people in Dublin, little ...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Innocent Mujeri
Mpilo Covid-19 testing lab issuing fake certificates?
A corrupt network involving some laboratory staff working at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory and some doctors at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have been illegally selling Covid-19 ...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean healthcare workers facing deportation after saving lives during COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland
CNN - Lily was taking her lunch break at the Dublin nursing home where she works when a friend called with the news that an official-looking letter had arrived for her. She asked the friend to open it...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 09:07hrs | | by CNN
Mnangagwa ups re-engagement drive with UK, Diaspora
Since the coming in of the new political dispensation, Zimbabwe has set its eyes on re-engagement. One of the critical countries that Zimbabwe has set its eyes on is the United Kingdom, the former col...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:18hrs | | by Isdore Guvamombe
Zimbabwe man wins case to stay in Northern Ireland
A Zimbabwean man who fled the country following the alleged politically-motivated killing of his father has won a High Court case in his fight to remain in Northern Ireland.The 35-year-old, wh...Published: 22 May 2019 at 23:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe born gay migrant in Ireland
Ireland may be known as the land of céad míle fáilte (a hundred thousand welcomes), but a report in the last months of 2018 suggests more needs to be done to make it a welcoming place for LGBT migr...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 14:51hrs | 5 | by Irish Times
Zimbabwe student facing Ireland deportation granted stay until February
A Zimbabwean student at Dublin City University (DCU) who was facing deportation has been granted a stay until February 2019.Shepherd Machaya is a beneficiary of DCU's University of Sanctuary s...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Agencies
Political refugee Machaya claims ZANU PF wants to kill him
Shepherd Machaya - a second year Management of Information Technology and Information Systems student - at the Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland fears for his life should he have to return to Zi...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 16:15hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean student use the old trick to get asylum in Ireland
A Zimbabwean student at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland, Shepherd Machaya, is facing deportation this Sunday. Shepherd left Zimbabwe due to 'political unrest' in his country. He says he is fro...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 20:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lifeline for Zimbabwe Cricket
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson says Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) is in a "survival mode" after the country narrowly avoided being put on notice for suspension from the w...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks spot at 2019 World Cup
IT was certainly one of the more surprising appointments of 2018 when Peter De Villiers was announced as Zimbabwe's new head coach in February.His considerable task is to guide the country to ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Experiences of teaching in the UK
"If you could do it all over again MHOFU would you still become a primary school teacher?""I took a time off with friends and we had just been sharing horror stories of teaching in the UK - mine, ...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 21:41hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Econet partners Shaw Academy for educational solutions
ECONET Wireless has partnered with a global online educator, Shaw Academy, to provide educational solutions that enhance quality, affordability and accessibility within Africa.In a statement, ...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dead minister repatriation commences
THE repatriation of the late Health and Child Care deputy minister Aldrin Musiiwa's body, who collapsed and died in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday while on government business, is set to begin after a pos...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deputy Health minister dies
Health and Childcare deputy minister Aldrin Musiwa has died.Musiwa succumbed to kidney failure on Friday while in Dublin, Ireland where he was attending a meeting with other health ministry of...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe airline, airport launch coicnide
ZIMBABWE Airways, a new company, seemingly established to avoid massive debts of bankrupt Air Zimbabwe, and which is linked to the Mugabe family, is set to be launched in the next couple of weeks. It ...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles are divisive
Over a 1000 years ago three of my distant relatives who were tribal leaders on the Scottish Border with England, were taken prisoner by English troops and hanged for treason. Their crime? Supporting R...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Reflections on tribalism in Zimbabwe
OVER a 1000 years ago three of my distant relatives who were tribal leaders on the Scottish Border with England, were taken prisoner by English troops and hanged for treason. Their crime? Supporting R...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 12:04hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross is MDC MP for Bulawayo South
Peter Ndlovu back in the English Premiership spotlight
WHEN Arsenal and Leicester City open the 2017-18 English Premiership season on Friday night, the clock will show that exactly 25 years have passed since the clubs started an ambitious adventure to bre...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu promises Mugabe his Warriors shirt
LEGENDARY former Warriors captain Peter Ndlovu says he is prepared to give his souvenir national team jersey to President Robert Mugabe.In a wide-ranging interview with BBC, Ndlovu, who was ca...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Who Is Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo?
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Snr is a human rights defender, democracy activist, writer and a protest artist. He was born on the 29th of May 1987 in Chinhoyi where he did his primary education before rel...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 11:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kalawa Homecoming tickets go on sale
ADVANCE tickets for the Kalawa Homecoming party will go on sale next week at a local hotel in Bulawayo.General tickets for the annual fete taking place at Queens Sports Grounds on December...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso's second attempt to go for Ireland tour fails
Sungura ace Alick Macheso's second attempt to go for Ireland tour has failed to materialise amid revelations that the musician and his band members failed to get their visas, again.The tri...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 04:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Babes Wodumo included in Kalawa's Zimbabwe gig
THE wild speculation and heated debates about who is going to grace this year's Kalawa Homecoming Party were put to rest yesterday by organisers of the fete after they announced the list of artist...Published: 22 Nov 2016 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso in Dublin visa dilemma
Alick Macheso has been forced to postpone his show in Ireland that was scheduled for tomorrow to December 2 following a delay in the processing of visas for the tour. The musician and his ...Published: 28 Oct 2016 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sungura Master Alick Macheso to perform in Ireland
HIGH-RIDING Zimbabwe-based sungura music ace Alick Macheso has been handed a golden opportunity to perform in Dublin, Ireland this coming October, at a music show which is expected to attract multitud...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Britain, EU plunged into uncertainty by exit vote
London - Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute.The UK's unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shockwaves through the country and around the world o...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Rebecca Malope show cancelled in Ireland
The promotors of the Rebecca Malope Dublin, Ireland show have just announced via Facebook that the show has been cancelled. Smart Ndlovu posted on Facebook this morning: "It is with a gre...Published: 06 May 2016 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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